Morning journal and courier., 1887-02-21
10 FORM STATE LEAGUE.

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The New Haven Young Mems Repub-
,1can Cuba Great Time Expected
Tomorrow at Loonsis-The Big BAN
Quet in the Evening.
Tomorrow promises to be red letter day
for the Young Mems Republican club. For
some weeks an efficient committee have been
making very active preparations for the elab-
crate anniversary banquet that is to be given
at LOOMS Temple of Music in which it is
expected that between four and five hundred
will take part. Visitors from Hartford,
Rockville, Brooklyn, N. Y, Providence, RI,
New Britain, Stamford, Meriden, Bridgeport
and Wethersfeld are expected. From the
indications it promises to be an affair of I'M
usual brilliancy. The visitors will arrive
during the afternoon and will be received by
the following gentlemen representing the
club: President J. A. Howarth, Vice Presi-
dent g. D. Watrous, F. B. Farnsworth, Sec
rotary W. q. Thompson, ]. P. Goodhart of
| the Young Republican, Gaius s. Merwin, J.
T. Gaffey and A. G. Benedict. On their ar
rival they are to be escorted to the club
rooms in the Insurance building, where steps
will be taken to form a Young Republican
| league of Connecticut. Each of the clubs of
the State will send delegates and it is expect
ed that an organization will be Immediately
effected. Its purposes are to unite the clubs
| and by effective co operation exert political
influence of no mean importance. TIE mem
bers of the club will assemble at the rooms
at 7:3O in the evening and proceed in a body
| to LOOMS, where the banquet is to take
place.
The following is a list of toasts which will
be responded to:
!. George Washington BY Mr.. Farnsworth of
New Haven
he PaT111 Ri
8. The Young Mems Republican League of Con-
;: The Empire Stately W 4. William. of
g. The Young Republic-By w. H. Thompson of
Z. Influence of Young Men in Politfcs-By J. A.
Howarth of Haven.
During the evening a quartette from the
club, consisting of the following gentlemen:
Messrs. Manross, Bush Colyer and Bennett,
will entertain with musical selections
The Gun clubs shoot.
The New Haven Gun club will hold a
State shoot at their grounds tomorrow The
programme of the contest is as follows, the
shooting to begin at $50 a. M.
1. Five clay birds, angles, IS yards. Entrance
ST. + Seven clay BIRDS angles Is yards entrance
5. Five clay birds, 8 angles IS yards Entrance
4 Six clay Birds ? angles, IS yards. Entrance
50cents
s. Seven clay birds. straightaway, 81 yards. En-
trance 81.
g. Three single and two pairs clay birds, IS yards.
Entrance 81.
T. Five clay birds, angles, 18 yards Entrance
so cents.
8. Fifteen clay birds, IS yards. Entrance So. On
this event $40 has been guaranteed by the New
Haven Gun club. All surplus money will be added
to the purse.
g. Five clay birds, straightaway, 21.yards. En-
trance so cents.
10. Seven clay birds, angles, IS yards. En-
tsance 81.
H. Five clay birds, angles IS yards Entrance
so cents.
12. -Four single and pairs clay birds. IS yards.
Entrance ST..
10. Miss and out straightway, 81 yards, En-
trance so cents.
Prominent shooters viii be present from
Hartford, Winsted, Bridgeport Meriden,
Norwalk Waterbury, Collinsville. Avon,
Windsor, South Windsor and Stamford